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Duke Beats Florida State – Mike Krzyzewski Reaches 900 Wins
As Duke continues to improve after a rough start to their ACC play, the spotlight turns from Jabari Parker and the players to their head coach, the true star of this program for over 30 years, Mike Krzyzewski, presiding over the 900th win for the program since he took over.
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Duke Blue Devils – Quinn Cook Gets Them Back on Track
The early part of the season for schools that see themselves as national title contenders isn’t just about the big wins, but showing that they can rebound from the tough losses. A great performance from Quinn Cook and not one of the freshman phenom, Jabari Parker, helped Duke get back on track with a 79-69 win in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
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Duke Blue Devils – Ryan Kelly Brings Them Back on Top
After two losses coming in less than two weeks, the Duke road to the number one spot in the nation seemed closed. It still probably is, at least for another week, but getting Ryan Kelly back with a career-like performance, while beating Miami, the best team in the ACC so far this season, is probably good enough to feel happy about what they’ve done.
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USA Basketball – Who Needs to Replace Coach K
It’s been 7 years with 2 Olympic Gold Medals for Mike Krzyzewski, building back a somewhat torn down Dream Team franchise with Jerry Colangelo that suffered from a disappointing run before Coach K took the reigns. However, the 2012 London Olympics were the last time for him, and it’s likely that either Gregg Popovich or Doc Rivers will take over the position.
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Maryland Terps – Still Good Enough to Beat Their Biggest Rivals
There’s always a discussion and fan banter between Duke and Maryland about their match-ups being real rivalries or not. Well, they certainly feel that way in College Park, putting another dent in the ACC run of the Blue Devils, losing for the third time in conference play and looking unimpressive for yet another time.
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Duke Blue Devils – Mason Plumlee’s Turn to Shine
This is going to be the argument this week – Have Duke done enough to take over the number one spot in the nation, at least with the voters, at the expense of Indiana? A very big night from Mason Plumlee and yet another win over a top 5 opponent suggests that the Blue Devils deserve that spot.
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Duke Blue Devils – Quinn Cook’s Turn to Shine
Duke aren’t a team filled with stars, but there is a clear hierarchy, with Mason Plumlee and Seth Curry taking the higher spots. Still, Quinn Cook was the one who shined during the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament, winning the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player award while surprisingly taking over a game between two top five teams.
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Duke Blue Devils – Seth Curry Stepping Out of his Brother’s Shadow
Not being completely healthy didn’t really bother Seth Curry, who has the back-court to himself entering his senior year for Duke. If his performance against the national champions is any indication, he’s not going to be talked about as Stephen Curry’s little brother anymore.